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F amous female authors – Authors and poets including Sappho, Jane Austen, Emily Bronte, Gabriela Mistral and J.K. Rowling. Women’s rights activists – Prominent women who helped promote women’s and civil rights. Including Margaret Fuller, Susan Anthony, Millicent Fawcett and Malala Yousafzai.
- People Who Changed The World
A list of 100 people who have changed the world, including,...
- Malala Yousafzai
Malala Yousafzai is a Pakistani school pupil and...
- Anne Frank
Anne Frank (1929-45) was a young Jewish girl who perished in...
- Rosa Parks
Parks is famous for her refusal on 1 December 1955, to obey...
- Marilyn Monroe
Marilyn Monroe (1926-1962) Model, actress, singer and...
- Top 100 Famous Women
A list of the most famous women from around the world. 1....
- People Who Changed The World
- Fatima Al-Fihri
- Maya Angelou
- Sofonisba Anguissola
- Susan B. Anthony
- Virginia Apgar
- Jane Austen
- Ruth Bader Ginsburg
- Josephine Baker
- Jeanne Baret
- Clara Barton
In the early 9th century, in what is now Morocco, Fatima al-Fihri could have lived the rest of her life as a wealthy heiress when she inherited a fortune after her father died. Instead, she established the world’s first university. With her inheritance, al-Fihri built a mosque and education center for her community. Those institutions eventually gr...
Maya Angelou was a writer, poet, civil rights activist, dancer, and director best known for titles such as her autobiography I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. Born in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1928, Angelou fought back against a society filled with racism and prejudice to write more than 30 books, direct 1998’s Down in the Delta starring Alfre Woodard...
Unlike men, female artists in Renaissance Italy weren’t allowed to learn their craft by becoming masters’ apprentices. But that didn’t stop Sofonisba Anguissola from studying with other artists like Bernardino Campi, Bernardino Gatti (Il Sojaro), and even Michelangelo himself. Anguissola became one of the few globally recognized female Renaissance ...
The year 2019 year marked the 100th anniversary of (many) women gaining the right to vote in the United States—and 2020 marked the 200th birthday of one of the women who made it possible: Susan B. Anthony. Born in Massachusetts in 1820, Anthony was a lifelong activist on behalf of women’s rights. With fellow suffragist Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Antho...
Virginia Apgar’s career was full of firsts: In 1937, she became the first female board-certified anesthesiologistand the first woman to achieve the rank of professor at the College of Physicians and Surgeons, where she was the first professor of anesthesiology. In 1952, she presented a five-step system for assessing the condition of newborn babies ...
Jane Austen completed just six novels before she died at the age of 41 in 1817, yet she managed to change the course of literature. Her books, including Pride and Prejudice, were groundbreaking in their use of literary realism and free indirect narrative style—modes that would become so commonplace in fiction that it’s easy to miss how experimental...
There’s not a lot to say about Ruth Bader Ginsburg that hasn’t already been stated: The associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, who passed away on September 18, 2020, has been the subject of countless articles and books (including several children’s books), as well as an Oscar-nominated documentary (RBG) and a Felicity Jones-starring biopic (O...
On the surface, Josephine Baker is best known as an enchanting singer who wowed crowds pretty much anywhere she performed—but she was much more than that. A dedicated civil rights and social activist, Baker actually worked as a spy for the French Resistance across North Africa and Europe during WWII. She was known to sneak photos of German military...
The French crewmembers of the Étoile voyage in the 1760s fully intended to circumnavigate the globe—they just didn’t think a woman would be doing it with them. Dr. Philibert Commerçon had been hired as the ship’s botanist on the expedition, and he hatched a plan to bring along his lover, fellow botanist Jeanne Baret. Since women weren’t allowed, Ba...
Clarissa “Clara” Harlowe Barton started tending to wounded soldiers just a week after the Civil War began, using supplies from her own home. She proved herself to be a relentless, reliable, fearless nurse throughout the war, eventually earning the nickname “Angel of the Battlefield” and even narrowly avoiding death herself when a bullet tore throug...
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- Margot Robbie. Actor and producer. by Emerald Fennell. There is no one like Margot. She’s one of the biggest movie stars on the planet, an Oscar-nominated actress and a producer who runs a production company, LuckyChap, that is quickly becoming one of Hollywood’s biggest.
- Beyoncé. Musician. by Oprah Winfrey. No matter what you’ve heard or read about the phenomenon that is Beyoncé, no description can capture the true essence of experiencing the velocity of her talent in person.
- Barbara Kingsolver. Author. by Ann Patchett. Barbara Kingsolver has been reminding readers to open our eyes for a long time: open our eyes to the crisis of the planet, to poverty, to the miracles of food and farms.
- Phoebe Philo. Designer. by Gabrielle Boucinha. Phoebe Philo’s impact on fashion is more of a feeling than anything that can be fully described in words. The contemporary minimalist aesthetic she established while creative director at Celine came to define the brand, and its influence is still felt.
- Unsung hero. Worldwide Making a difference. In an extraordinary year, when countless women around the world have made a sacrifice to help others, the first place on the list is left open to acknowledge their work and to remember those who have lost their lives while making a difference.
- Loza Abera Geinore. Ethiopia Footballer LozaAbera. Loza Abera Geinore was born and raised in a small town in southern Ethiopia. She played for Hawassa City SC in the Ethiopian Women's Premier League for two seasons, during which time she became the club's top goalscorer.
- Houda Abouz. Morocco Rapper khtek.17. Houda Abouz, aka Khtek, is a Moroccan rapper known for her unique style and lyrical songs. She stands up for women's rights and gender equality.
- Christina Adane. Netherlands Campaigner christina.adane. Christina was behind the UK petition for free school meals over the summer holidays, which footballer Marcus Rashford supported.
Dec 2, 2021 · With the same objective in mind, we’ve expanded the list for 2021 and asked some of the most influential women in the world to write the entries, including Jane Fraser, Christine Lagarde ...
b. 1987. National Geographic Young Explorer. These trailblazing women defied convention to feed their wanderlust. Their daring adventures opened up the world for everyone.
